A/N: You know the roll; for Louise, for the Ten to One challenge, beta'd by the brilliant mew-tsubaki.
James—flying
V – Theatrically Hiding
because that's a good idea
[and they said you were brave…]
but yeah, sure
just ignore it all
just keep on ~flying~
up there
above all that really
m a t t e r s
just keep on smiling
(even though you're fooling no one)
continue with not
CARING
about everything around you
it's going to b/r/e\a\k you
do you know that?
sometime soon
it won't be much longer
be possible for you
to keep this
(hiding)
?denying?
—ignoring—
up
because even though
you're flashing your grins
up ^^there^^ in the sky
on your broom
and you listen to the others
swooning over your
s k i l l s
you are just
running (FLYING) away
from all that
all that you can't take
why is it that you can't take it, boy?
w h y ?
okay, you've always been
uncomfortable around
f e e l i n g s
and jOkEd everything away
as soon as someone tried to be serious
but you should be old enough to deal
with those kinds of things now
shouldn't you
? ? ?
it's not so hard
it's easier than a lot of things
you just have to be there
for them
(not everyone, just some—just those that actually n e e d you)
show them that you care
because if you don't
if you continue with this
stubbornly
refusing
to grow ^^up^^
and to deal with
important stuff
you'll soon lose them
a l l
they won't continue trying
they'll give up
because they have given and given and given
and you have taken and taken and taken
but as soon as you're supposed to give
you've hunched and slinked away
so maybe
m a y b e m a y b e m a y b e
it's a good idea
just to take a deep breath
and face it all
it's not as if it's dangerous
it's only about letting your defenses down
and you CAN do that
because you do trust them
so relax
don't try and run away
be there for them
be
J
A
M
E
S
(dropping everything the minute someone he cares for needs him)
S
I
R
I
U
S
(with a heart that never fades)
POTTER
(strong enough to change)